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TEC reaches the end of an era
NORTH and Mid Cheshire TEC, which has helped 50,000 people to train for work since it started 10 years ago, ceases to exist tomorrow, along with TECs throughout the country. Five of the TEC's 92 staff have been made redundant and the rest are transferring
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Team player for new £1m company
KEN Bullen, of Great Sankey, Warrington, is part of a senior management team put together to form a new business, Findus Foodservices UK. Findus has invested £1m in the new company, and aims to become one of the top five players in the UK food service
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Robots will perform
surgery of the future MEDICAL developments in the future will include controlled micro-robots which will operate in parts of the body inaccessible to surgeons. This was one of several developments revealed to 80 delegates at a conference on health engineering
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A date for your diary business awards
A DIARY date for companies in the town is June 7 when the Warrington Business Awards, organised by the Guardian and Business Link, Warrington, will be held at the Hanover International Hotel. Thousands of pounds' worth of prizes are on offer. The reception
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Working together to help the children
By JULIA RAVENSCROFT MEMBERS of the north-west NSPCC have gathered at the peace centre for the first time to hold a north-west volunteer day. Eighty-seven volunteers from north-west descended on the centre for their annual conference. They included members
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Brave Sue is a mum in a million
By PAT GILL BOLTON MUM in a million Susan Sutton, who had breast cancer yet was "always happy and never had a sad face", is the winner of our Mothers' Day contest, organised with Marks and Spencer Gemini, Warrington. We asked readers to tell us how special
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They all deserve a medal
WHAT a lot of wonderful mums there are in Warrington! We were inundated with tales of how brave, self-sacrificing and dedicated the town's mums are and how much they are appreciated by their children. Here what's some of our contestantants wrote : Hayley
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Award for Emma who
battles with dyslexia EMMA Kirk, who is coping with dyslexia to study for an NVQ qualification, was the youth training winner at the annual trainee of the year awards run by North and Mid Cheshire TEC. She was among recipients from Warrington, Halton
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Brook gets a new look
DALLAM Brook is set to receive a makeover thanks to a partnership between the Sankey NOW River Valley Initiative and Lever Faberge. The project aims to improve the appearance and habitat of the brook for people and wildlife. After clearing debris from
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Wolves to give help
WARRINGTON Wolves players got behind St Rocco's this week to support their latest fundraiser. 'Going For Goals', the largest football penalty shoot-out in the world, is sponsored by Barclays Bank and involves six hospices across the North West, together
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Police drivers to take retest
POLICE drivers in Warrington and Cheshire will now be required to undergo a compulsory reassessment of their driving skills every three years. The new measures have been introduced by Cheshire police in an effort to reduce traffic collisions involving
